Blogs

Blogs are where BFC team members are sharing in their personal development. Try something new or indulge in your passion – it is all about living a healthier and happier life.


Grow Kale. Eat Kale

Take the opportunity to get acquainted with kale and learn about growing, harvesting, and eating it. Watch the recording of the Online Coaching & Sharing meeting that took place on Thursday, January 19.

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Knowing Your Audience

Know Your Audience So you’ve decided you want to write something. What now? Well, before you get started, it’s important to know your audience, to know who you are writing for. Whether it’s a formal letter, a report, a friendly email or the next great poem, you need to know who will be reading your words in order to craft …

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Making Homemade Kefir

Kefir is a popular drink across Eastern and Northern Europe. It was consumed in Russia and Central Asian countries for centuries but is now becoming popular in Japan, the United States and Europe. Production of traditional kefir requires a starter community of kefir grains which are added to the liquid one wishes to ferment. Traditional kefir is fermented at ambient …

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Impromptu speaking. Speak unprepared without fear!

If you always wanted to easily speak of the cuff this little book is for you. Thousands of DESCUBRIS’ workshop participants have successfully implemented the techniques in this book. You too can learn to give a great impromptu speech without preparation. Those moments when you get called upon to say something and you are tongue tied are embarrassing. Some stand …

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How to Develop Self-Confidence and Influence People by Public Speaking

Discover how to become the best public speaker you can be with this valuable and accessible guide from the world famous Dale Carnegie! Drawing on Dale Carnegie’s years of experience as a business trainer, this book will show you how to overcome the natural fear of public speaking, to become a successful speaker, and even learn to enjoy it. His …

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Play and Learn: Young Cossack Walks Along Don

Playing and singing songs is one of the best ways to learn a language. Here, you can learn how Russian sounds by playing and singing the classic Russian folk song “Po Donu guljaet kazak molodoj” (Young Cossack Walks Along Don). You can find notes and video lessons on how to play this song on guitar or piano below. Lyrics Po …

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Edible Flowers

The culinary use of flowers dates back thousands of years to the Chinese, Greek and Romans. Many cultures use flowers in their traditional cooking — think of squash blossoms in Italian food and rose petals in Indian food. Adding flowers to your food can be a nice way to add color, flavor and a little whimsy. Some are spicy, and …

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Trends in Agricultural Finance at the European Microfinance Week 2016

Michael Kortenbusch, Managing Director of Business & Finance Consulting (BFC), hosted a panel discussion on the trends in agricultural finance on November 17, 2016 as part of European Microfinance Week. Mr. Kortenbusch invited Ms. Mariel Mensink, Mr. Bart de Bruyne, Dr. Jonathan Agwe, and Ms. Patricia Richter to each give a brief presentation followed by a discussion regarding an aspect of …

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Colorful Hummus Recipes

Crudités are traditional French appetizers consisting of sliced or whole raw vegetables which are dipped in a sauce. Crudités often include celery sticks, carrot sticks, cucumber sticks, bell pepper strips, broccoli, cauliflower, fennel, and asparagus spears. There are so many different sauces to relish with vegetable sticks! Hummus is a popular traditional dip in many countries and is well known …

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